Program

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8:45 a.m.	Welcome and explanation of format — David R. Wunsch, Ph.D., PG, NGWA
8:50 a.m.	Keynote Address: Declining Aquifers: What Future Do We Deserve? — Ken Rainwater, Ph.D., Texas Tech University
9:25 a.m.	Adaptive Management in the Denver Basin Aquifers, Colorado — Daniel O. Niemela, PG, Bishop-Brogden Associates Inc.
9:50 a.m.	Declining Groundwater Levels in New Hampshire — David R. Wunsch, Ph.D., PG, NGWA, and colleague
10:15 a.m.	15 minute break
10:30 a.m.	The Impacts of Drought on Groundwater Levels in Nebraska — Jesse Korus, P.G., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:00 a.m.	Panel: Conserving and Extending the High Plains Aquifer — Brownie Wilson, Kansas Geological Survey; Susan Stover, Kansas Water Office; and Burke Griggs, Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources.
12:00 p.m.	Lunch break
1:15 p.m.	California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) — Mary Scruggs, California Department of Water Resources Headquarters
1:45 p.m.	Drawdown and Recovery Around Green Bay, Wisconsin: Following the Bouncing Groundwater Levels — David Hart, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
2:10 p.m.	Groundwater and the Impacts on Surface Water Delivery – W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., California State University—Fullerton.
2:35 p.m.	Making the Most of the Aquifer You Have — Gary Burchard, Metro Water
3:00 p.m.	15 minute break
3:15 p.m.	Integrating Science into Water Supply Planning — Cassandra L. McKinney, Division of Water Resources, McHenry County Government, Woodstock, Illinois
3:45 p.m.	Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Water-Level Changes and Estimated Changes in Storage — Michael McVay, Idaho Department of Water Resources
4:10 p.m.	Update on the National Groundwater Monitoring Network — David R. Wunsch, Ph.D., PG, NGWA
4:30 p.m.	Adjournment